The Self-Control Expenditure
A 4-year-old girl stares at the marshmallow. It looks really good. But the man who is in charge told her that if she waits until he returns, she can have Continue Reading →
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The Most Important Skill Parents Can Teach
A four year old boy sits alone at the table. On it sits a large marshmallow. Minutes earlier, the experimenter told the boy that he had to leave the room. Continue Reading →
Having It All Without Having It All: Five Part Series on Self-Control
Having It All Without Having it All, Part I: The Remarkable Science behind Self-Control. In the early 1960’s, Walter Mischel and his colleagues began with a simple idea. They developed Continue Reading →
America the Beautiful: Reconsidering the American Dream
Every so often I hear a song that I have heard countless times before only to suddenly realize that the familiar words have new meaning. It happened the other day Continue Reading →
Someday When You Are An Adult
At one point or another, most of us heard it when we were a kid. Probably more than we wanted. Whether our parents decided that our requests were too far-fetched Continue Reading →
Grrrrrit: The Art of Persistence
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a Continue Reading →
Why Do We Reject Our Health & Well-Being?
Why Do We Reject Our Health & Well-Being? A little ways back, I was at a gathering of friends and family and was in the kitchen setting out a dish Continue Reading →